The nurse has had a contaminated needlestick injury involving an HIV-positive patient. If the nurse has contracted HIV, how soon will lab tests be able to confirm the diagnosis?
A) 48 hours
B) 72 hours
C) 10 weeks
D) 15 weeks
C
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A) Neutrophils B) Eosinophils C) Basophils D) Lymphocytes
The population health nurse is reviewing data collected on a group of patients to determine which patients are experiencing the same health problem. In which step of the epidemiologic process is the nurse functioning?
1. Defining the condition. 2. Developing control strategies. 3. Identifying strategic points of control. 4. Determining the natural history of the condition.
During class, a student states, "I didn't think children could have strokes. I thought this only occurred in older adults
" When responding to the student, which of the following would be most important for the instructor to integrate into the response? A) Strokes in children often have an identifiable cause. B) The signs and symptoms in children are different from an adult. C) Research has identified specific treatments for children. D) Ischemic strokes are more common than hemorrhagic strokes.
An elderly patient admitted from a skilled nursing residence to a medical-surgical unit is exhibiting confusion, distractibility, memory loss, and irritability. She has a medical diagnosis of dehydration
Which of the following should lead the nurse to suspect that dementia, rather than depression or dehydration, is the source of the symptoms: The history and nursing observations indicate that the patient 1) Rambles, speaks incoherently, answers questions inappropriately. 2) Speaks slowly with delayed response to questions, but responds appropriately. 3) Awakens early in the day yet sleeps almost constantly during the day. 4) Sometimes has difficulty concentrating on details of the present situation